CVE-2023-33298

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Published Jun 30, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

com.perimeter81.osx.HelperTool in Perimeter81 10.0.0.19 on macOS allows Local Privilege Escalation (to root) via shell metacharacters in usingCAPath.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:perimeter81:xpc_helpertool:10.0.0.19:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-37461	com.perimeter81.osx.HelperTool in Perimeter81 10.0.0.19 on macOS allows Local Privilege Escalation (to root) via shell metacharacters in usingCAPath.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.636% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://support.perimeter81.com/docs/macos-agent-release-notes
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/653767
https://www.ns-echo.com/posts/cve_2023_33298.html

History

Nov 27, 2024 5:15 PM Weaknesses updated. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-77
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Perimeter81 Xpc Helpertool

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Nov 27, 2024, 4:17 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jun 30, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Nov 27, 2024, 4:17 PM
Reserved: May 22, 2023, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 3:39 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 3:39 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:01 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jun 30, 2023, 10:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:01 AM

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